A. J. Hudson's Public House

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: FOOD ICE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED BLACK AND BROWN SLIME SUBSTANCE IN THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. SLIME LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USING MACHINE UNTIL SERVICE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. COOKED CHICKEN 51.3F, HAMBURGERS 49.2F, CHEDDAR CHEESE 52.2F, AND SWISS CHEESE 52.1F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 18LBS OF FOOD WORTH $85. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 2-DOOR PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 53.6F. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 41.0F OR BELOW. COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER AT THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
  code 36
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE BIN IN FRONT BAR AREA.MUST PROPERLY STORED ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 43
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUST AND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON LIGHT SHIELDS COVER ABOVE DISHWASHING MACHINE AND PREP COOLERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 23, 2019: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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